Table Position when travelling

[Auld Pharrrt]

Always left the table up in my c class but since changing to a pvc I've never had the table up. It just stays in its storage position and I eat from a tray. The main reason being it's free standing and more than likely the dog would barge into it and knock over what ever I had on it.
Thinking about it I may actually remove it from the van and store it in the house.

Yep, same here, I usually eat from a plate on my knee or straight from a mess tin. I have a two piece extension to make my single bed into a double and have organised them to double up for use as a table but too easy for wee dug to access or send flying.

 

[Deleted member 9849]

I find that the German manufacturers go a bit over the top with fitted tables,they are usually way too big and difficult to get around.I have removed ours completely and now have a freestanding Fiama tripod job.Fiamma Table Tripod Pro Base | Fiamma Code: 0636201 | Fiamma Table Legs and Fittings | Leisureshopdirect
This travels in the overcab bed with a much smaller and practical table,it works well for us,another bonus is that it can be used outside if the weather is good.

 

[Auld Pharrrt]

My mkII conversion had a great table. It was a wee fold away (like the end of a drop leaf) and was perfect, but if there was anything below it, and me being me, there always was then it couldn't fold away which meant it became just another place for clutter to accumulate.

For mkIII it got discarded, as did a helluva lot of unnecessary stuff. I have cut back to little more than the basics and will be all the better off for having done so.

 

[Deleted member 12539]

I find that the German manufacturers go a bit over the top with fitted tables,they are usually way too big and difficult to get around.I have removed ours completely and now have a freestanding Fiama tripod job.Fiamma Table Tripod Pro Base | Fiamma Code: 0636201 | Fiamma Table Legs and Fittings | Leisureshopdirect
This travels in the overcab bed with a much smaller and practical table,it works well for us,another bonus is that it can be used outside if the weather is good.

Totally agree with the German manufacturers providing big tables, our EuraMobil had/has a huge fold out, screwed to the floor table, which we have removed and mounted it on our covered decking by the house.

We have fitted another table which is slightly smaller, still fixed, but has a swing out function allowing us to move past the table and conveniently use it for short stops en route.

 

[phillybarbour]

Most continental vans with an L Shape front lounge have tables fixed to the floor that cannot be removed as bolted to the floor (can remove permantly). I hate this idea and removed ours and use a caravan type table Winifred we put away for traveling.

 

[David & Ann]

I have a U shaped lounge at the back but in front I have fixed table with a swing out section which acts as an extension or work top. The swing out section is stored under the table top and is secured by a press button. This table is always full of all the junk I need at hand and fingers crossed have never had a spill of the table in many years. Of course I use non slip table cloth and all items reast on non slip surfaces.

 

[trevskoda]

That might work, always used to lick me plate clean as a kid just to see me mum pull a face :tongue:

A plate,rich barstewart.

 

[trevskoda]

We must be different than most, as we like and need a large table. We have all meals at the table, either using the fixed pedestal dinette table or the outside camping table.
As above, ours is on a pedestal, with an extra swing out portion. The table is in the same position when we are using it or traveling. The only difference is, that the swing out part is swung in and knobs are tightened so that it cannot move!
Our camping table, is in the under floor storage area!
I would seriously warn about having heavy items not fixed during travel. I do know of one incident where a truck driver had a portable cooker stored on the top bunk. Unfortunately, he was involved in an accident and the cooker caused a fatality to his passenger!
I also remember when I was a child, my parents had a poodle on the back parcel shelf of their car. Dad braked heavily, and the dog came flying towards the dash board!:scared::scared:

A girl was killed here by unbolted spare wheel in back of hatchback,dont do it.

 

[The laird]

We changed our Hymer table about two years ago as it was a pain to walk past.i managed to buy one that had slight damage to it.Went to joiners shop and got it cut to the size in my photo which makes walking past far easier.kept the original for if we sell the van.

 

[Haaamster]

A plate,rich barstewart.

Was a shared one, that's why me mum used to pull a face, it was her turn next :lol-061:

 

[The laird]

We were poor had paper plates ,then struck it good progressed to plastic,yahoooo!got married ,now got ".................paper

 

[Auld Pharrrt]

I don't know how some of you manage with a smaller table, ours is never ever big enough:sad::scared:
What with two bottles of wine, one red and one white, tubs of this that and the other, my olive bowl, mustard sauces, then a salad bowl, bread plate, side plates. There is hardly enough room for the main dish:scared::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko:
When we eat outside, I often have a smaller table alongside, just for the bits and bobs:wacko:

This has got me thinking, we could get a Butler and a Nice Waitress

When wilding I eat to live ... at home it's vice versa.

 

[John H]

Hymer specifically state that you should not travel with the table in place. However, I have to admit that ours always stays in place as it improves the journey experience for those in the back! Yes, I am aware that it is an additional risk........

Keith

The table in out Hymer is bolted to the floor - it can only be removed with a great deal of effort and is designed to stay in place.

 

[colinm]

I am fairly new to motorhoming. In the past I had a caravan and had to lower the fixed table for every journey. Our motorhome has a table that is fitted to the wall at one end and a leg at the other. The wall end is the standard type of aluminium L-type fitting that fits into a similar one installed on the wall securing the table in place. The question is what do people do with the table on journeys - leave it in place or take it down and stow it somewhere which of course can be inconvenient when you stop an hour or 2 later. I would like to be able to keep the table up while travelling but would appreciate some advice on how others manage? Maybe there is a better way of fitting the table in place so that it is more secure. Thanks for your help

Anyway, back to OP.
Whether it's safe to travel with the table in place would depend on the layout and what would happen if the table broke free in an accident. I have decided ours is safe to have in place whilst traveling, but on the Bailey shown in the video there are significant risks of injury to any passenger in the rear facing seats in even a relatively minor impact.
On the subject of other loose items, we have a removable 'glass heat shield' for the hob, this should be stowed when on the move, I've had to explain to gf what would happen in the event of an accident as she took to stowing this on a open shelf!

 

[trevskoda]

I don't know how some of you manage with a smaller table, ours is never ever big enough:sad::scared:
What with two bottles of wine, one red and one white, tubs of this that and the other, my olive bowl, mustard sauces, then a salad bowl, bread plate, side plates. There is hardly enough room for the main dish:scared::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko:
When we eat outside, I often have a smaller table alongside, just for the bits and bobs:wacko:

This has got me thinking, we could get a Butler and a Nice Waitress

A moments pleasure on the lips leads to this on the hips.

 

[The laird]

Hoi trev how did it end at this?